One of the keys to succeeding in information product creation is to break the process up into discrete steps. This frequently isn’t an instinctive reaction for the typical information marketer. Especially on the internet where small sized learning products are the norm.

However, it is extremely important to your ultimate success. In fact, I would go so far as to say that if you don’t do this you probably won’t succeed… even when you are starting out let alone as you move forward.

Your product creation system should do this for you if only to help you to understand the overall task.

But why?

In this article, I’m going to ignore chunking and focus on the practical aspects. That’s not to say that chunking isn’t important. It is. It’s important to understanding and to learning the process. But while you can use the same chunks as you move forward, long term your focus needs to be on the operation of the system not the understanding of it. Unless of course you are constantly training new people!

So why is chunking important to long term use of the product creation process? (Yes, I know systems design uses a different term for this process but I’m not teaching you systems design. So I’m going to use the word learning content designers use.)

The first reason that having individual discrete tasks is important is one of schedule estimation. Frequently it is very difficult to estimate how long the total task of creating a product will take. After all, the size and type of the products matters as does the number of products in your product funnel. And those are just the most obvious elements. However, estimating a discrete task is often much easier. The total can then be estimated as the total of the discrete tasks.

Secondly, scheduling a large task can be problematic. However, by segmenting the task into a number of discrete tasks, you gain a much greater flexibility in scheduling. Not only that but as your business begins to add people you are able to schedule multiple people to the product creation.

Finally, segmenting a large task into smaller discrete tasks allows you to have much better control over the product creation. This affects two different areas — status and quality.

By segmenting your process into discrete tasks you are able to schedule and record the progress at much more detailed level. As a result you are more in control of the status of the product creation. You know what everyone is doing. When they should complete it. And how much it should cost. You also know exactly what has been done.

You also improve your overall quality. Instead of waiting until everything is done you can check quality as you go. This allows you to immediate react to low quality products without absorbing their costs. This means that you have less rework and your rework costs less. And if the product is not going to meet its quality requirement you will know about it in time to stop the development, change the requirement or fix the product.

The Internet has made it possible for just about anyone to start making money online. However, finding a good Internet home based business has become more difficult because of the hundreds, even thousands of different opportunities available to choose from. In this article I’m going to give you a few tips to help you find a good, legitimate Internet home based business opportunity.Finding A Good Internet Home Based BusinessTip #1 – The first thing you should look for in an opportunity is there track record. How long has the opportunity been around, are there others having success with it, who is behind the business, how long has the product been around. These are the first questions to ask yourself when looking for the right Internet home based business opportunity.You want to make sure you are getting into an opportunity that has solid leadership that has been around for some time, and you want to make sure there are other people having success with that particular program. If a Internet home business is backed by leadership that has been around for a while and other people are having success with the program, chances are it’s a good opportunity and you will do very well.Tip #2 – The second thing you need to look for is whether or not they offer any type of training. This can be the difference of you being successful with an Internet home based business and you not being successful. Learning how to build an Internet business is not easy when you are new and have no idea what you’re doing. Without the proper training & support you will have a hard time achieving success. Never start a home business that doesn’t offer any ongoing training or support.Tip #3 – The third thing you want to look for is how much work is going to be involved. Now, don’t get me wrong, to be successful in this industry you absolutely need to be willing to put forth the time and effort necessary and work hard. However, most people start an Internet home based business because they want to get rid of their 40+hr work week.The last thing you want is to go into business for yourself and have to work 10 hours a day actually make money. To be honest, if you want to earn a full time income you ware going to have to be willing to work at least 2-3 hours per day on your business. An opportunity that provides you with a system to follow where it only requires 2 hours per day worth of work to plug into is ideal.These tips should help you narrow down your search and help you find a good, legitimate Internet home based business.

Product creation could be a frightening subject for a lot of Internet marketers to face. Some folks who get in the game with the intention of making a full time income are completely ignorant as to how an online business operates. One of the most profitable ways to create online cash is by creating a product that others are happy to pay for.

Product creation is legitimate method of generating money through internet marketing but many entrepreneurs get it wrong. They start by imitating their Internet marketing gurus by creating information products on Internet marketing in hopes of getting rich the way their heroes did. The problem is that they usually don’t know what they are doing and enter a highly competitive niche with very little marketing experience or connections.

Here are a few tips for effective product creation that may help you get on the right track:
Start by finding a profitable niche with low to moderate competition. If you conduct some rudimentary market research and keyword research, you’ll find many opportunities in areas that will surprise you. Amazon and eBay are two great places to brainstorm for product ideas.

Developing Your Product does not have to be a difficult project. You can find experts in the right field for your niche and pay them to write the material while an artist designs the packaging and website or blog. You can outsource the entire product creation part of the project after you conduct the research and testing to ensure profitability.

Sales and marketing strategies should be created while developing the product and learning about the market. Some experienced marketers use pay per click to drive traffic to their offer page; some folks outsource the entire marketing campaign to affiliates through ClickBank or other affiliate programs.

Product creation does not need to be hard, particularly when the merchandise is electronic. E-books, videos, audio and multi-media products sell very well. They are distributed immediately to customers electronically. Once you have a good feel for a niche market, try to service your customers with associated products and upgrades. If you want to earn money online through product creation, you must understand supply and demand. The majority of new online marketers fail miserably because they go after highly competitive markets or forget to research their chosen niche properly. You have to create your products according to the needs, wants and desires of the prospective customers.